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APPLICATION FILED Nov. II, 1918.

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DANIEL W. SEIEK, 0F AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO LYON METALLIC MANUFAG+I AURORAQILLINOIS, A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1921.

Application filed November 11, 1918. Serial No. 262,000.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL W. SHIEK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Kaneand State of Illinois. have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Shelving, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shelving, racks and the like, especially thoseconstructed of metal, and the object of the invention 1s to provide aconstruction having transverse members which extend horizontally fromone upright to the next, and serve as the support for the end members,which extend horizontally from front to rear and serve the dual purposeof binding the transverse members together and coiiperating with them tocarry the load.

I obtain my object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation partly 1n section ofshelving embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan section of the shelving, a portion of the shelf beingbroken away at the corners to exhibit theconstruction of the barsunderneath.

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the irregular line 33, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation on the irregular line ir-4, Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a distributive view showing the relationship of the individualparts of the structure. I

Fig. 6 is an assembly view of the parts shown in Fig. 5.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the form selected to illustrate the invention all the parts are ofmetal, the' shelves 1 being formed of sheets and having dependingflanges at the ends and at the front and rear edges. The form of shelf,however, is nonessential and the shelves may be omit ted entirely ifskeleton racks arepreferred.

rights being here showniu the'torm of I bars having a central limb 6 andtransverse flanges 7 7. The central limb of each bar has two verticalrows of apertures 8 and 9 arranged equidistantly both vertically andhorizontally. In the preferred form here illustrated the apertures comein pairs, located at the same level. The apertures of theouter row 8which are nearest the flanges 7 of the T bars are adapted to receive thehooks 10,10 formed on the gusset 11 secured to the end bars 4. The planeof the gusset is vertical and parallel to the length of the end barwhile the plane of the hook 10 is vertical but at right angles to theplane of the gusset. The parts are assembled by passing the heads of thehooks through the apertures and then lowering the gusset-and barwhereupon the hooks will become seated and will securely engage thepost. The end bars themselves are similar but the gussets which arefastened to them are different and may be considered. as rights andlefts. The gusset 11, shown separately in Fig. 5, may be regarded as aleft because its hook extends toward the left of the observer standingin front of the shelving. The gusset 15 shown near the left of Fig. 5has two hooks 16, 16 which enter the inner apertures 9 of the post, andengage it upon the same principle as hooks 10. They may be regarded asrights.

The transverse bars 2 have gussets 22 at each end having hooks 21adapted to seat in the socket 20 of gusset 11 and in a similar socket-25in the gusset 15. The gussets 22 all similar except that in the leftgussets the sockets 20 are inside of the hooks .10 while in the rightgussets 15 the sockets are formed outside ofthat is, beyond-the hooks16. This enables the hooks 10 and 16 to engage the same post withoutinterfering with each other.

In assembling the parts the posts are first placed vertically afterwhich the hooks 10 and 16 of the end bars 4 are passed throu h theapertures 8 and 9 respectively, in t e central limb 6 of the post. Thetransverse bars 2 are then positioned, the hooks 21 being lowered intothe sockets 20 and 25. This produces an interlocking effect and makesthe structure rigid. Only three types of gu'ssets are required, to wit,the left type 11, the right type 15v and the universal type 22, As thegussets on'the end bars 4 engage the post at two different pointsvertically,

. and as the gussets22 engage the gussets 11 and 15 at different pointsvertically the parts are braced in every direction.

While it is not essential it is nevertheless advantageous to have thehorizontal flanges of the bars 2 and 4, which extend inward toward thebody of the rack, contact each other along mitered corners 27. Thissupplements the bracing action and produces a very rigid structure.

It will be noted that rivets, bolts, tie rods and similar fasteningdevices are totall dispensed with, thus rendering the assembling a verysimple matter and one which can *be accomplished without the aid of anytools.

, Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

-1. In a shelf support of the character described, a plurality ofuprights, each provided with two rows of equidistant apertures, arrangedlongitudinally thereof, a plurality of transverse bars, each provided atthe ends thereof, with hook shaped exten sion's, adapted to engage anytwo apertures of a row that are in proximity to each other, and aplurality of bars provided with extensions at the ends, arranged toengage said transverse bars.

2. Shelving having apertured posts, end bars hooking into said posts,and transverse bars hooking ,onto said end bars, the end barsconstituting rights and lefts whereby their hook portions may pass eachother at the same level.

3. Shelving having posts provided with two vertical rows of apertures,end bars, right and left gussets fastened to the respective end bars andhooking into the posts at the same level, and transverse barshavinggussets hooking onto the gussets of the end bars.

4:. Shelving having posts provided with two vertical rows'of apertures,end bars, right and left gussets fastened to the respective end bars andhooking into the posts at the same level,each gusset hooking into thepost at two vertically distant points, and transverse bars havinggussets hooking onto the gussets of the end bars.

5. Shelving having posts provided with two vertical rows ofapertures,end bars,

DANIEL W. SHIEK.

